Date:         Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:36:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Myron Lind <mdlind@RICA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Myron Lind <mdlind@RICA.NET>
Subject:      brakes breaks

Hey brake gurus,

I have a bit of a problem. Pedal pushes about half way down, then feels like
it hits something hard, at that point the brakes work very nicely. I thought
it was bad master cylinder (supposed to be two stages or such), swapped in a
supposed-to-be-good one and the problems persists. Checked the rear wheel
cylinders, they appear ok, no sign of the fronts leaking, I don't think I am
loosing fluid. I can't seem to stop getting air out as I bleed (I've done
this just fine a number of times before), the rear brakes are adjusted nice
and close to the drum. Vacuum canister is working nicely best I can tell--it
maintains vacuum for a pedal pump or two after I shut the van off.

Did I stick another bad master cylinder in or is there something else I
should be looking at?? Or is my 9 year old truly not strong enough to pump
them up as I bleed them?

Thanks for any advice

Myron Lind
82 Diesel getting mechanical TDI (getting it quite slowly, in the tradition
of the van)
83 Westy